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Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
The fund manager has repositioned the Maple-Brown Abbott Responsible Investment Fund and relaunched it as the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Sustainable Future Fund. The changes include updates to the screening process that look to ensure all portfolio ...

Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... by Global X this year, expanding its Australian offerings to a total of 31 ETFs. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Global X ETFs Australia recently introduced the local market's first fully systematic, index tracking covered call products. ...

Linchpin, Endeavour directors found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... "The circumstances in which and the way in which Endeavour transferred the funds to Linchpin, markedly departed from the standard that one would expect between unrelated parties, each acting in their own best interests. In short, the Endeavour transfers ...

Aware Super acquires stake in UK developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... uplift in our terms of our capability and management," Webb stated. Previously, an Aware Super spokesperson told Financial Standard that the fund's objective is to extend its investment management capabilities across property, infrastructure, and ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... disruption and triggering what could be substantial transaction costs." Meanwhile, as previously reported by Financial Standard, Morgans Financial head of wealth management Terri Bradford urged the government to consider the human impact of the proposed ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... super system should be ensuring that fewer people rely on the pension. Preservation is critical to securing a better standard of living in retirement for more Australians. Busting open super early dramatically erodes savings and harms quality of life ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
A Retail Market Conduct Task Force report, issued by IOSCO, has revealed a series of escalating threats to retail investors. The findings will shape ASIC's strategic priorities concerning retail investor harm, focusing on crypto assets, sustainable ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... highly rated by research houses collapse such as Timbercorp, Westpoint, Basis Capital and Trio Capital," he said. FASEA Standard 5 and Standard 6 are front of mind when advisers make product recommendations. Standard 5 states that all advice and financial ...

APRA investigates NobleOak capital adequacy breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... concentration risk, calling into question how these were measured and reported. The breaches specifically relate to Prudential Standard LPS 117 Capital Adequacy: Asset Concentration Risk Charge and Reporting Standard LRS 117.0 Asset Concentration Risk ...

New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Crypto regulation in Australia has taken a giant leap, with Senator Andrew Bragg unveiling the Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023. The Digital Assets Bill 2023 aims to transform Australia's digital asset landscape by implementing a robust ...